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By the Self Same Sky 16" x 20" Oil on Board
I sold this painting this week and was asked by several people on Facebook what it's about. I usually write an essay on my blog Without a Net (withoutanet.blog) but before I take the time to write an involved essay, here is my first stab at its meaning. Forgive me my lack of copy-editing.

My sister called me one day out of the blue and said, “Dori,
guess what? We’re Jewish!”Not long
before my Granny died at 94, she (allegedly) told my sister a secret that she’d
kept her whole life.
My Granny, born Mary Fitzpatrick was a devout Catholic her
whole life and vigorously tried to instill the values of her religion on her
kids and grandkids. I was raised Catholic and so went to church every Sunday,
catechism on Thursday, and every other scheduled church event. So I was shocked
to hear my sister’s news.
The details are muddy, but my sister relayed that Granny’s
mother’s maiden name was Lehman, and she was probably from Russi…

Annabelle DeCamillis and I designed this year's poster for our neighborhood open house which was held last night. It was fun seeing it all over town. The winner of our drawing for a free class was Norah Lunsford!

Just for fun, join us Friday night to be a part of our new promo video. Filming from 5:30 to 6:00 pm, wine and snacks will be available, and you may be discovered by a Hollywood talent scout. Really, you'll only have to be in a crowd looking interested in our work.
Go to reddotgallery.com for directions.

Yesterday on Instagram I was featured as an artist by @lowbrowpopsurrealist, a popular art site. The link they referred people to was here, my blog. Here is a link to my website, where one can see my full body of work. Dori on reddotgallery.com
Below, enjoy a few of my paintings that weren't featured.

A couple weekends ago I visited Yogaville, Virginia. My intention was to take a yoga workshop with a teacher and writer I've followed for some years, Sally Kempton. I knew nothing about Yogaville, which, as it turns out, is an ashram, or Indian culture monastery. It's been there since the 1960s when Swami Satchinananda came to the USA from India. Apparently singer Carole King purchased the 750 acre property for the organization. I met two women, sisters, whose grandmother originally came to monastery. A subsequent five generations were born and brought up there, down to the sisters' grandchildren!
I spent the weekend in yoga workshops, taking yoga classes, and taking long walks on the grounds which included a riverfront area along the James River, which is mightier than I imagined. I've been asked if it was a hippy dippy experience, and yes, it was, but not in a Groovy, Man kind of way. People wore comfortable yoga clothes, the food was vegetarian, and everyone was fr…

I've been under the weather for a few months now (nothing serious) and I've found that when I'm not traveling and seeing new vistas I become more interested in seeing the world close up. Here are a few photos from my yard and nearby trails.